EARL B. SCHWARTZ, P.E.

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Newbury Park, CA 91320 home email: acgezl@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To Obtain a Civil Construction Project Engineer/Project Manager Position

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Vali Cooper & Associates (VC&A) 2012-2014

Project manager representing VC&A providing on call construction management services for the Cable

Replacement Project at Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo. The construction project

entailed removal of the existing cables and installation of new cables to restore the functionality of the

secondary power feed system. Construction value $150,000.

Project manager representing VC&A providing on call construction management and inspection services f or

the Foxen Canyon Well f or Golden State Water in Sisquoc. Scope for this project included construction

management of site development, and construction of the new well that involved drilling and equipping the

well site. Construction value $1.2 Million.

Project manager representing VC&A providing on call construction management services for the RO Trains

1 and 2 Replacement Project at Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo. The construction

project entailed removing and replacing both line reactors with new two new 800 HP, 18-Pulse VFDs.

Construction value $450,000.

Project manager representing VC&A managing sub-consultant design preparation of electrical and

mechanical upgrades at the existing Tanglewood Well site located in Santa Maria. The site contained an

existing well, a surge tank, and storage tanks. The mechanical scope consists of the replacement of an

existing oil operated air compressor with an oil -less air compressor and the installation of a float device that

will tie into the SCADA system for automated tank level readings. The electrical scope generally consisted

of providing a new SCADA panel, electrical conduit, connections, and a new air compressor motor.

Construction value $150,000.

City Engineer, City of Lawndale, California 2009-2012

Responsible f or planning, organizing, supervising, coordinating, administering and overseeing the functions

of the Engineering division of the Public Works Department, and performing professional engineering work in

the design and construction of street, building, traffic signal, and storm drain capital improvement projects.

Responsible for implementation of a capital improvement project budget for 2009-2012 of $35M.

Responsible for supervising, training, and evaluating the performance of assigned staff and for reportin g

directly to the Director of Public Works.

Responsible for supervising engineering and construction inspection support staff.

Responsible for preparing annual operating budget requests and controlling expenditures.

Responsible for preparing City Council agenda items.

Responsible for representing the City for Traffic Committee and to outside governmental agencies including

the County of Los Angeles, LACDC, Caltrans, Metro, neighboring cities, and water utility purveyors.

Responsible for overseeing, preparing, and reviewing plans, specifications, schedules, engineering

estimates, and bid proposals for public works projects.

Responsible for preparing RFP’s for professional consultant design services for capital improvement projects

f or new and retrofit city buildings, streets, storm drain, and park facilities.

Responsible for interviewing professional services consultant firms and for reviewing, negotiating and

structuring agreements and scope of work for professional services contracts.

Responsible for managing consultant contracts for professional services including monitoring work

schedules, budget status, and work progress and deliverables.

Responsible for responding to inquiries and complaints regarding public works facilities and for addressing

problems and recommending and coordinating solutions.

Charles Abbott Associates 2004-2009

Office Manager and Senior Civil Engineer Staff Augmentation for City of Moorpark, California

Supervising and project managing a development staff and administering the delivery of review and

managerial services of all aspects of private development residential subdivision/commercial projects from

entitlement through final engineering plan design and construction administration for the City of Moorpark,

California.

Providing hands-on public works construction inspection and administration services for the City of Moorpark

f or both private development residential improvements and public works encroachment permit construction.

Maintaining a viable billing contract to the City of Moorpark of approximately $1.5M (per annum) for the

above-mentioned services.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC 2003-2004

Land Development Manager

Responsible for managing offsite improvements for numerous major residential subdivision developments,

including grading, storm drain, street, sewer, water, utility, landscaping, and erosion control.

Key skills include the following:

Developing site improvement project scopes and schedules.

Administering the bid and award, contracts, budgeting, and scheduling of contractors for site improvements.

Monitoring contractor work and progress payments, and responding to RFI’s and change orders.

Processing permits and SWPPS implementation.

HUNSAKER AND ASSOCIATES, IRVINE, CA 1997-2003

Civil Engineering Storm Drain Designer and Project Engineer

Responsible for managing the design of subdivision storm drain systems for private development throughout

Southern California.

Key skills include the following:

Expertise in gravity pressure flow, open channel flow, and culvert design hydraulics.

Completing complex designs of hydraulic systems within time strict deadlines.

Preparing feasibility studies and due diligence analysis.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF ENGINEERING 1993-1997

Civil Engineering Assistant II - Valley District Office Storm Drain Design Section

Primary responsibilities included the following:

Designing municipal storm drain systems within the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. This involved

performing the watershed hydrologic design utilizing the Peak Rate Method per the City of L.A. Storm Drain

Manual; cad drafting all improvements utilizing AutoCAD; performing the hydraulics; calculating the quantity

take offs and grade stake sheets; and formalizing all documentation necessary to deliver projects well within

allotted design time schedules and allocated design budgets.

Leading the drainage complaint investigation squad for the Valley District Office. Entailed personally

responding to area resident's drainage complaints via field investigations, determining solutions, and

ensuring corrective action was taken by appropriate maintenance forces and/or our design office.

Managing the construction of municipal storm drain projects. This involved working as a team with

inspectors from the City's Bureau of Contract Administration throughout all phases of a storm drain project's

construction to ensure a contractor's work met all criteria set forth in the project plans.

Civil Engineering Assistant I – Wastewater Treatment Engineering Division

Primary responsibilities included the following:

Coordinating the construction of municipal sewer plant projects at both the Hyperion Sewer Treatment Plant

in El Segundo, California and the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California.

EDUCATION

B.S. Degree - Engineering, GPA 3.2 May 1993

California State University Northridge

COMPUTER SKILLS

Strong use of windows software including Word, and Excel, in addition to numerous design software and

cad applications.

CERTIFICATION

PE Civil - California: License No. C 64411

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